The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Odisha today. At the IIT Bhubaneswar campus, the Prime Minister released a commemorative stamp and coin on the Paika Rebellion. The Paika Rebellion (Paika Bidroha) was fought against British rule, in Odisha in 1817. The setting up of a Chair on the Paika Rebellion, in Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, was announced. The Prime Minister inaugurated the Lalitgiri Museum. Lalitgiri in Odisha is a famous Buddhist centre of archaeological importance, comprising Stupa, Viharas (monasteries) and images of Lord Buddha. Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the IIT Bhubaneswar campus, to the nation. He also inaugurated the new ESIC Hospital at…
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(Tribune) With the state government celebrating its one year in power with a rally to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on December 27, the Opposition has sharpened its attacks. The upcoming event has led to a spurt in political activity both in ruling and Opposition. While Opposition leaders are seeing the occasion as an opportunity to attack the state government, many BJP leaders are trying to make their presence felt in view of the coming parliamentary elections. Senior Congress leader and former minister GS Bali, while talking to The Tribune, said the BJP government should first tell people as…
(PTI) Close to 1 million employees of various banks, including private lenders, have called for a one-day strike on December 26 to protest against the proposed amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. The strike call comes on the heels of an officers union of state-run banks observing a day-long strike last Friday on similar grounds along with demand for immediate settlement of their wage negotiations. In September, government had announced merger of state -owned Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, both under the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework of the RBI, with larger peer Bank of Baroda,…
(DJ) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी सोमवार को ओडिशा दौरे पर जा रहे हैं। इस दौरान वह ओडिशावासियों को कई सौगात देंगे। पहले भुवनेश्वर स्थित आइआइटी कैंपस का उद्घाटन करेंगे। साथ ही बरहमपुर स्थित इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ साइंस एंड रिसर्च का शिलान्यास करेंगे। इसके अलावा प्रधानमंत्री ऊर्जा गंगा योजना के तहत पारादीप-हैदराबाद पाइप लाइन कार्य का भी शुभारंभ करेंगे। वहीं, 75.3 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से भुवनेश्वर में बने ईएसआइ अस्पताल को 100 बेड प्रदान करने का कार्यक्रम है। उक्त सभी योजनाओं का लोकार्पण भुवनेश्वर स्थित आइआइटी कैंपस से होगा। ओडिशा के लिए सोमवार का दिन ऐतिहासिक है। पाइक विद्रोह के 200 साल पूरा…
(Tribune) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has appointed 14 BJP leaders in various positions of a number of state committees and departments.According to an official notification issued on Saturday, Mohan Prasad Thapliyal was appointed the chief of the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee, while former BJP legislator Vijay Barthwal was given the charge of the state women commission. Kedar Joshi was appointed the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam president and the charge of the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam has gone to Mahaveer Singh Rangarh. Naresh Bansal was appointed the vice-president of the 20-point monitoring committee while Gajraj Bisht got the vice-president’s post of…
(LiveMint) Oil ministers from leading OPEC nations said they expect prices will arrest their recent slide and rebalance early next year, when a deal on new production cuts takes effect. Oil prices have shed more than 36% since early October to trade at $54 (€47) per barrel, due to fears of oversupply and weak global demand. But president of OPEC and UAE energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said that the surplus in the oil market was small compared to 2017 and expected it to vanish in one or two months. “Based on available figures, we have around 26 million barrels of surplus … compared to 340…
(DJ) ठंड और कोहरे के साथ दिल्ली-एनसीआर में प्रदूषण भी खतरनाक हो चुका है। रविवार को दिल्ली-एनसीआर में शनिवार से भी ज्यादा प्रदूषण दर्ज किया गया। सोमवार को भी हालात बदतर हैं। वैज्ञानिकों ने कहा, हालात आने वाले दिनों में और भी गंभीर हो सकते हैं।केंद्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड (सीपीसीबी) ने बताया कि प्रदूषण दिल्ली के सभी 37 मॉनिटरिंग स्टेशन में पीएम 2.5 और पीएम 10 खतरनका स्तर को पार कर गया। रविवार को एयर क्वॉलिटी इंडेक्स (एक्यूआई) 450 दर्ज किया गया। जो शनिवार से भी ज्यादा था। शनिवार के दिन इंडेक्स वैल्यू 421 दर्ज किया गया था। सीपीसीबी ने लोगों…
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated/ lay the foundation for national highways projects worth Rs 9533 crore at separate events in Roing and Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh today. He was accompanied by the state Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Gadkari said that these infrastructure projects will transform the picture of states in the North Eastern region of the country by way of development, job creation, tourism and employment for the…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will lay foundation of Paradip Hyderabad Pipeline Product Project (PHPL) by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Bokaro-Angul section of Jagdishpur-Haldia&Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline Project (PM Urja Ganga) by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) on 24th Dec. 2018 during his visit to Odisha.This was informed to media persons by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurshipin a joint Press Conference with Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State forCulture, Environment, Forest and Climate change here today. Highlighting the details of the 1212 Km long Paradip – Hyderabad Product Pipeline,the minister…
Petrotech 2019 shall be an effective platform to strengthen global oil and gas engagement, said Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship while addressing diplomats from various countries here yesterday. Mr Pradhan was speaking during the Diplomatic Curtain Raiser of Petrotech 2019, the 13th edition of the international oil and gas conference and exhibition, which is being organized by ONGC in association with FIPI under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. “My ministry remains committed to facilitate participation of your representatives. Together we will make Petrotech successful…